Invest in infrastructure to upgrade roads, bridges, pipes, and water systems.

Paul Tonko · New York · Democratic

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Occurrences

Investing in our infrastructure to upgrade our roads, bridge, pipes, and water systems

Commits to infrastructure investment across transportation and utilities.

Meet Paul
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Next week, I will return to Washington filled with resolve to secure funding for this slate of projects in the federal budget and to continue working to ensure our communities receive the investment we deserve.

Commits to secure federal budget funding for the listed local projects and continue ensuring community investment.

Representative Paul D. Tonko
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Now and going forward, I’ll be working tirelessly to deliver that kind of investment through our federal budget.

Commits to keep pursuing federal budget investment for the Capital Region.

Representative Paul D. Tonko
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Evidence

Tonko said he secured $14,093,000 in federal funding for 15 community development and improvement projects, and that the FY2026 appropriations packages were signed into law. The funded list included water main replacements, water system improvements, wastewater treatment plant upgrades, and sewage infrastructure improvements.

Concrete infrastructure funding was enacted, including multiple water and sewer projects, which is direct partial delivery of the broad infrastructure promise.

partial same_term

Tonko Secures $14M+ in Funding for Local Community Projects in FY2026 Federal Budget
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Tonko announced 20 community projects submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for FY2027 and pledged to fight to include them in the federal budget. The project list included infrastructure improvements, a water storage and quality improvement project, and sewer upgrades, but the funding was still only proposed.

This shows continued pursuit of infrastructure investment, but not yet enacted delivery in the current term.

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Tonko Selects 20 Local Community Projects for Federal Funding Push | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
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Assessments

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Tonko secured enacted FY2026 federal appropriations funding for local infrastructure projects, including water main replacements, water system improvements, wastewater treatment upgrades, and sewage infrastructure improvements. That directly advances the promise to invest in roads, bridges, pipes, and water systems, but the evidence shows project-level funding rather than a comprehensive fulfillment of the full broad infrastructure promise. His later FY2027 project submissions show continued effort but were only proposed, not delivered.

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